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Spotlight on Immune-Boosting Seasonal Foods
Fuel your immunity with warming foods like Korean Ginseng, Red Dates, and Astragalus. These ingredients can help enhance your health by improving immunity, digestion, and overall vitality.
Korean Ginseng | Revitalises mental clarity, boost energy
Astragalus | Energising, immune strengthening, Qi tonic
Mandarin Orange Peel | Release stagnation, dries dampness, smooth Qi Flow
Red Dates | Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, tonifying
Here are 3 spleen-nourishing ingredients we recommend – simple to prepare and delicious, give them a try today!
Mandarin Orange Peel Boosting Soup
Combats internal cold, and promotes yang energy, and improves qi in the cold weather.
Ingredients:
Astragalus (3 slices)
Chinese Yam (3 slices)
Lotus seed (15 pieces)
Lily Bulb (10 pieces)
Dried Tangerine Peel (1 peel)
Red Dates, pitted (5 pieces)
Lean Pork (pre-blanched)
Soak the Chinese yam overnight for later use. Scrape off sacs from dried mandarin orange peel. Add to a pot of boiling water along with Chinese yam, pre-blanched lean pork, and the cleaned ingredients. Simmer over high heat for 20 minutes. Then, turn to low heat and simmer for another 30 minutes. Salt to taste.
Korean Ginseng & Honey Tea
Energy boosting and vitality.
Ingredients:
Dried Korean Ginseng (8 slices)
Water (2 cups)
Honey, to taste
In a bowl, soak Dried Korean Ginseng slices with honey for 15 minutes.
Heat water until hot but not boiling. Pour hot water to bowl of Ginseng and steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to cups and enjoy. Add more honey if desired.
Warming Tea
Combats internal cold, and promotes yang energy, and improves qi in the cold winter months.
Ingredients:
Red Dates (10 pcs, seedless)
Dried Longan (8 pcs.)
Ginger (5 slices)
Mandarin Orange Peel (1/3 slice)
2 cups water
Honey Sugar (Optional)
Rinse Dried Longan, Red Dates, Mandarin Orange Peels (sacs scraped).
In a pot, heat 2 cups of water and add dried ingredients to the pot.
Turn down the heat to simmer when it’s boiling, and simmer for 25 minutes. Add honey sugar, wait till dissolved, turn off heat and serve.
How to Support Your Spleen Qi for Seasonal Resilience With Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Use TCM herbs to strengthen the spleen like garlic, ginger, ginseng, red dates and astragalus
- Soups, and stews using foods that warm the body such as chicken, carrots, squash, and sweet potato
- Activities like tai chi or gentle walking can stimulate Qi flow
- Prioritize rest and relaxation to preserve your energy
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